The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07

| for the hearing of the same, so that he
can be admitted to a hearing IN his own
defense In this connection the commit
toe state that respondent was present dur
ipg the whole time of the investigation Ia
nerson and was represented by counsel.
wherefore your committee recommend
that the house concurrent resolution which
was as follows:
"Resolved, by the house CT representa-
tiyes, the senate concurring, that the gov
ernor of the State of Texas be, and he is
hereby requested, to remove the said
Frank Willis, Judge of the First judicial
district of the state of Texas, from the
said Office of district judge of said judi
cial district" be concurred in by the SEN
ate.
MCDONALD,
Chairman Special Committee.
The senate set Friday afternoon at
O'Clock, for the hearing of the Willis case;
three and one half hours for each counsel.
The president of the senate appointed
Senators Glassc0ck, Abercrombie, Mac
manus, Knittle and Camp, on the part OF
the senate as committee to meet with
the house committee to consider the diff
ferences between the house and senate on
the educational bill.
The stock watering bill was then taken
up. Pope offered aE amendment doing
away with the imprisonment penalty for
violation of the bill in the first section,
and making the fine mot more than
$4,000"
Burney offered an amendment that the
| Imprisonment feature be left in and the fine
be placed at mot less than $4,000" Lost.
Pope's amendment was then put, and
adopted.
Burgess offered an amendment strik-
ing out of the bill the clause requiring
the 'written approval of the attorney
general for an increase of stock.
| Adopted.
Lane moved to strike out the enacting
clause. He did not think any such legis-
lation was necessary, because the stock
holders have not asked for any such law,
and until they do 1T is not our business to
make such laws.
Bell did not agree with the senator from
Fayette, because he thought the people
had to pay interest on the watered stock
in freight rates, and therefore the people
are interested who are not stockholders.
He gave short history of the effects
of watered stock, and quoted Senator
Coke to show that the people were injured
by the enormous amount of fictitious val
ues represented by watered stock. This
complaint of watering stock is the only
one he knew of against the railroads. On
being asked ii there was an instance of
any railroad in Texas watering its stock,
he cited the Texas 4 Pacific railroad.
I latn rob q ~ RI
pilaged, as the gentleman says, we are
certainly getting fat on it. Look around
us, and see how we are prospecting under
all this robbery; look at our handsome
edi6ces, and then say we are pillaged! A
lot of this talk is political clap-trap and
CANNON, and should die on the stump,
where it starts.
Armistead said it was an outrage that
every bill relating to railroads should
have their vitals eaten out The people
ask for railroad legislation and you give
them nothing. Where is it going to end
The legislature will have to do something.
Pope made an able argument in favor
of imposing pecuniary fines, but showed
that 1t would be a mistake to imprison
anyone for violations of these laws.
don't want the bill killed. l think it is
necessary.
Terrell favored the bill, and made al
earnest speech on it.
Lanes amendment to strike out enact
ing clause was lost.
The second section of the bill was thel
2 taken up.
, Macmanus moved to strike it out. Lost
/ Woodward amended by making peualt
not exceeding $1,000. Adopted.
, Previous question being ordered tn
5 bill was passed TO Its third reading.
f Senate adjourned until 9:45 this morn
, ing.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Roll call; quorum present. Prayer b
, the chaplain.
The Joint conference committee repoI
of the two houses, on the educational bill
was sent up by Mr.. Glassceck. The com
mittee recommended that the senate dc
I part from one of its amendments. Tn
report was adopted.
, The senate conference committees II
E port on the wolf law was adopted.
The report of the conference committe
on the Sunday law was adopted.
The committee on the division OF ToI
, Green county, in five new counties, re
| ported favoraOly.
Z The free conference report on the Hou
ton constitutional amendment, taxin
property in unorganized counties, wa
adopted.
The free conference report on fxin
, the terms of courts in Navarro count
was adopted.
Mr.. Garrison introduced a resolutio
that the sergeant-at-arms and two POI
tiers remain five days after adjournmen
to label furniture, take up carpets an
= forward senator's mail The two porte
}, were added at request of Mr.. Burge
u The resolution was adopted.
Il House amendments 30 the bill punisl
= ing removal of hides from animals wit
5 out consent of owners was concurred i
. The bill for the relief of Alexaud
e Farmer, deceased, was passed under su
pension of rules.
The bill giving each member of II
Il supreme court a copy of the repor
passed.
/ Senate concurred in house amendmen
u to oyster bill.
i Senate refused TO concur in hou
$ appointments to the orphan asylum bill
IS The bill for the purpose of ascertai
5 ing conflicts and errors in surveys
= school and University land was taken |
! by request of Mr.. Pope, and, under a su
n pension of the rules, finally passed.
Il The president appointed Senators Abe
crombie, Woods and Woodward as col